REHAB 5603 - MULTICULTURAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS IN COUNSELING

[3 Credits]

This course will explore a variety of multicultural and psychosocial issues related to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of counselors. Topics such as ethnicity, race, class, gender, and physical difference as they affect counselors, clients, and the counseling relationship will be discussed. The psychological, cultural, political, and sociological issues associated with disability and their impact on vocational rehabilitation, community living, and social perception will also be introduced. The course will analyze the living with a disability, including: environmental and attitudinal barriers and resources.